Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.

Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.

A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.

Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low.

Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low.

Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

The ruling conservatives defied opinion polls predicting a win for the reformist People's Party.

Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

Thai voters are choosing between sweeping change or more of the same in an election called after several coalition governments collapsed.

The Nationals had split from the Liberals citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.

The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.

Observers say Sanae Takaichi's personal popularity may boost the ruling party's showing at the polls.

After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

The four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan's interior minister said.